to provide for the establishment of the National School of Public Policy

WHEREAS it is expedient to
provide for the establishment of the National School of Public Policy and for
matters ancillary therewith and connected thereto in the manner hereinafter
appearing;

AND WHEREAS the President is
satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate
action;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance
of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and
the Provisional constitution Order No.1 of 1999, read with the Provisional
constitution (Amendment) Order No. 9 of 1999, and in exercise of all powers enabling
him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is
pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance.

1.Short title and commencement: - (1) This Ordinance may be called
the National School of Public Policy Ordinance, 2002.

It shall come
into force on such date as the Federal Government may, by notification in the
official Gazette, appoint.

2.Definitions: - In
this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:---

(a)“Board” means the Board of Governors
of the School;

(b)“member” means a member of the
board and includes the Chairman and Vice-Chairman thereof.

(c)“prescribed” means prescribed by
regulations made under this Ordinance;

(d)“Rector” means the Rector of the
School; and

(e)“School” means the National School
of Public Policy established under this Ordinance.

3.Establishment of the School: - (1) The Federal Government, shall by
notification in the official Gazette, establish a School to be called the
National School of Public Policy whose headquarters shall be at Lahore[1]

(2)The School shall be a body
corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire,
hold and dispose of property and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued.

4.Function of the School: -
The functions of the School shall be:---

(a)to provide for instruction,
tuition, training, research, demonstration and service in such branches and
disciplines of public administration, public policy, law, economics, finance,
management sciences and any other relevant discipline as the Board may , from
time to time determine;

(b)to introduce, suspend or abolish
any of the disciplines or to establish and support other facilities for
education, training and research;

(c)to formulate and prescribe courses
of study and training;

(d)to determine teaching methods and
strategies as well as co-curricular activities in order to ensure the most
effective educational and other related programmes;

(e)to design and organize training
courses, workshops and such other activities in the relevant fields;

(f)to provide for pre-service and
in-service training;

(g)to undertake research, consultancy
and advisory services;

(h)to prescribe criteria and
conditions of admission and examination of student;

(i)to admit and examine students and
to determine and charge fees and other charges;

(j)to develop standards, conduct
examinations and to award degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic
distinctions to persons who have been admitted to and have passed its
examinations under prescribed conditions;

(k)to serve as a research institute
for the Federal government on matters of public policy and to advise the
Federal government on such policy matters as are referred to it; and

(l)to do such other acts and things,
as may be considered necessary in order to advance the objects of the School
under this Ordinance.

5.Board of Governors: - (1)
The general direction and administration of the affairs of the School shall
vest in the Board of Governors.

(2)The Board shall consist of the
following members, namely:---

(a)The President of Pakistan.Chairman

(b)a Federal Minister to be Vice-Chairman

nominated by the

Chief Executive of the

Islamic Republic
of Pakistan.

(c)Secretaries Establishment andMembers

Finance Division.

(d)two eminent stake-holders inMembers

public policy from private sector

to be nominated by the

Federal Government.

(e)two distinguished academicians Members

including one woman to be

nominated by the Federal Government; and

(f)the RectorMembers

(3)The Rector shall be ex officio Secretary of the Board.

(4)The members, other than the ex officio members, shall hold office
for a term of three years but, any such member may again be nominated as member
of the Board.

(5)A member, other than an ex officio member, may resign from his
office by writing under his hand addressed to the President of Pakistan.

6.Removal
from office:- (1) A member,
other than ex officio member, shall
not be removed from office during the term of his office except on grounds of
misconduct or physical or mental incapacity.

(2)If there are grounds to proceed
against a member including the Rector under sub-section (1), the President, in
consultation with the Chief Justice of Pakistan, shall appoint a Judge of the
Supreme Court to inquire into the matter.

(3)If after inquiring into the
matter, the Judge reports to the President that he is of the opinion that the
member has been guilty of misconduct or is incapable of properly performing the
duties of his office by reason of physical or mental incapacity, the President
may remove the member from office.

7.Powers and functions of the Board: - Without prejudice to the
generality of the provisions of sub-section (1) of sections 5, the powers and
functions of the board shall be to,---

(a)appoint officers, consultants,
staff and employees;

(b)enter into arrangements or
agreements with other universities and institutions;

(c)declare any training institution,
administered and funded by the government, as a constituent unit;

(e)invest any funds, grants,
bequests, trusts, gifts, donations, endowments and other contributions: and

(f)do all such acts and things
whether incidental to the aforesaid powers or not as may be requisite for the
furtherance of the objects and functions of the School.

8.Business
of the Board:- (1) The meetings and business of the Board shall be
conducted in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be
prescribed and until these matters are prescribed, as may be determined by the
Board.

(2) No act or proceedings of the
Board shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of a vacancy in or
defect in the constitution of the Board.

9.The
Rector: - (1) The Board shall appoint the Rector on such terms and conditions
as it may determine.

(2) The Rector shall be the chief
executive officer of the School and shall

(a)be appointed for a term not exceeding
five years at a time;

(b)be a whole-time officer of the
School and shall serve during the pleasure of the Board; and

(c)perform such functions and
exercise such powers as may be prescribed, or as may be assigned or delegated
to him by the Board.

10.Committees:
-The Board may constitute such
committees as it may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of this
Ordinance.

11.Appointments:
-(1) The Board may, subject to
sub-section (2), appoint such officers, consultants, staff and employees, as it
may consider necessary for the performance of its functions, on such terms and
conditions, as may be prescribed.

(2)The Board shall, by regulations, lay down the qualifications and
procedure for appointment of officers consultants staff and employees, and the
terms and conditions of their service.

12.School
Fund: - (1) There shall be a Fund to be known as the ‘School Fund’ which
shall vest in the Board and to which shall be credited all sums received by or
on behalf of the School.

(2) The Fund shall be kept in such
custody and shall be regulated and utilized in such manner as may be
prescribed.

13.Endowment
Fund: - (1) The Federal Government shall create an “Endowment Fund” for the
School.

(2) The Endowment Fund shall be
separate from the School Fund and shall be kept in such custody and utilized
and regulated in such manner as may be prescribed.

14.Budget,
audit and accounts: - The budget of the School shall be approved and its
accounts shall be maintained and audited in such manner as may be prescribed.

15.Annual
report.-(1) The School shall, not
later than the 15th day of February, in each year, prepare a report
regarding its performance during the preceding year ending on the 31st
day of December and submit the reportto
the Federal Government.

(2) The report shall be prepared in
such manner, and shall contain such information, as may be prescribed.

(3) The Federal Government shall
cause a copy of the report to be laid before both the Houses of Parliament.

(4) Notwithstanding anything
contained in sub-section (1), the School shall also provide to the Federal
Government any other report, return, statement, estimate, statistics or such
other information, as may be required by the Government.

16.Delegation
of powers: - The Board, subject to such conditions as it may deem fit to impose,
delegate to any officer, committee or authority any of its powers, duties or
functions.

17.Power
to make regulations: - (1) The Board may, by notification in the official
Gazette, make regulations, for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.

(2) In particular and without
prejudice to the foregoing provisions such regulations may provide for,---

(a)conduct of meetings and business
by the Board;

(b)custody, regulation and
utilization of the Endowment Fund;

(c)preparation of budget, maintenance
of accounts and its audit;

(d)matters relating to the annual
report; and

(e)any other matter which may be
prescribed.

18.Savings.-
Upon the commencement of this Ordinance, notwithstanding anything contained in
any other law for the time being in force or in any regulation, resolution,
agreement, contract or other instrument,---

(b)all funds, assets and properties,
rights and interests, and all books of accounts, registers, records and all
other documents of whatever nature relating thereto, of the said training
organizations shall stand transferred to and vest in the School;

(c)all debts and liabilities
incurred, all contracts entered into, and all matters and things engaged to be
done by, with or for the said training organizations before the establishment
of the School, shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into or engaged
to be done by, with or for, the School;

(d)all suits, prosecutions and other
legal proceedings instituted by or against the said training organizations
shall be deemed to have been instituted byor against the School and may be continued or proceeded with
accordingly.

(e)every person serving in connection
with the affairs of the said training organizations including employees serving
on deputation to other organization but excluding persons working in the said
training organizations on deputation from other departments, shall stand
transferred to the School and become employees of the School on the same terms
and conditions of service which were applicable to him immediately before the
commencement of this Ordinance until his employment in the School is terminated
in accordance with his terms and conditions of service or until regulations containing
terms and conditions of service made by the Board under section 17 come into
effect, and as from that date he shall be subject to and governed by the said
regulations.

19.Removal
of difficulties:-If any difficulty
arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of the Ordinance, the
Government may, on the recommendations of the Board, give such directions, not
inconsistent with the provision of this Ordinance, as it may consider necessary
for the removal of such difficulty.

Sd./-

GENERAL

PERVEZ MUSHARRAF

President

[Published in
the Gazette of Pakistan,
Extraordinary, Part –I

Dated the 8th November, 2006]

ORDINANCE
NO. XXXIII OF 2006

AN

ORDINANCE

to
amend the National School
of Public Policy Ordinance,
2002

WHEREAS it is expedient to
amend the National School of Public Policy Ordinance, 2002 (XCIX of 2002), for
the purposes hereinafter appearing;

AND
WHEREAS the National Assembly is not in session and the President is
satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate
action;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of
the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate
the following Ordinance:---

1.Short title and commencement: - (1) This Ordinance may be called
the National School of Public Policy (Amendment) Ordinance, 2006.

(2)It shall come into force
at once.

2.Amendment of section 3, Ordinance XCIX of 2002: -In the National
School of Public Policy Ordinance, 2002 (XCIX of 2002), hereinafter referred to
as the said Ordinance, in section 3, in sub-section (1) for the word “Lahore” the word “Islamabad”
shall be substituted.

3.Amendment of section 5, Ordinance XCIX of 2002: - In the said
Ordinance, in section 5, in sub-section (2), in clause (b), for words ‘Chief
Executive’, the words ‘Prime Minister’ shall be substituted.

[Published in
the Gazette of Pakistan,
Extra, April 23, 2010]

Act
No. XIII of 2010

An
Act to amend the National School
of Public Policy Ordinance,
2002

WHEREAS it is expedient further
to amend the National School of Public Policy Ordinance, 2002 (XCIX of 2002),
for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted as under:---

1.Short title and commencement: - (1) This Act may be called the
National School of Public Policy (Amendment) Act, 2010.

(2)It shall come into force
at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on the 7th day of
July, 2007.

2.Amendment of section 3, Ordinance XCIX of 2002: -In the National
School of Public Policy Ordinance, 2002 (XCIX of 2002), hereinafter referred to
as the said Ordinance, in section 3, in sub-section (1), for the word “Lahore” the word “Islamabad”
shall be substituted.

3.Amendment of section 5, Ordinance XCIX of 2002: - In the said Ordinance,
in section 5, in sub-section (2), in clause (b), for words “Chief Executive”,
the words “Prime Minister” shall be substituted.